Twitch, Amazon’s live video streaming platform, deactivated President Trump’s account, a spokesman for Axios confirmed Thursday.
Why it’s important: It is the latest in a series of platform efforts to take action on Trump’s accounts following his calls for violence that resulted in the historic revolt at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
- Snapchat he was the first to deactivate the president’s account on Wednesday.
- Facebook he said Thursday that he banned Trump’s account indefinitely, but at least for two weeks.
- Twitter he froze Trump from his account for breaching the platform’s rules and may be banned indefinitely if he breaches the company’s rules again.
- YouTube he said he will begin applying strikes to Trump’s account and other channels that post videos pushing misinformation about election results.
- Shopify, the e-commerce platform, eliminated two online stores affiliated with the president.
What they say: “In the face of yesterday’s shocking attack on the Capitol, we have deactivated President Trump’s Twitch channel,” a Twitch spokesman told Axios.
- “Given the current extraordinary circumstances and the president’s incendiary rhetoric, we believe this is a necessary step to protect our community and prevent Twitch from being used to incite violence.”
Flashback: Twitch was one of the first platforms in June to temporarily ban Donald Trump’s channel about hateful content about Black Lives Matter protests over the summer.
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